diff --git a/client/driver/executor/executor_unix.go b/client/driver/executor/executor_unix.go
index 7c8ddf724..612a538c7 100644
--- a/client/driver/executor/executor_unix.go
+++ b/client/driver/executor/executor_unix.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris
+// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris windows
 
 package executor
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log/syslog"
+
+	syslog "github.com/RackSec/srslog"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/logging"
 )
diff --git a/client/driver/executor/executor_windows.go b/client/driver/executor/executor_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e93f936e7..000000000
--- a/client/driver/executor/executor_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package executor
-
-func (e *UniversalExecutor) LaunchSyslogServer(ctx *ExecutorContext) (*SyslogServerState, error) {
-	return nil, nil
-}
diff --git a/client/driver/logging/collector_windows.go b/client/driver/logging/collector_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a3a3c1169..000000000
--- a/client/driver/logging/collector_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-package logging
-
-import (
-	"log"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
-	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/structs"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
-)
-
-// LogCollectorContext holds context to configure the syslog server
-type LogCollectorContext struct {
-	// TaskName is the name of the Task
-	TaskName string
-
-	// AllocDir is the handle to do operations on the alloc dir of
-	// the task
-	AllocDir *allocdir.AllocDir
-
-	// LogConfig provides configuration related to log rotation
-	LogConfig *structs.LogConfig
-
-	// PortUpperBound is the upper bound of the ports that we can use to start
-	// the syslog server
-	PortUpperBound uint
-
-	// PortLowerBound is the lower bound of the ports that we can use to start
-	// the syslog server
-	PortLowerBound uint
-}
-
-// SyslogCollectorState holds the address and islation information of a launched
-// syslog server
-type SyslogCollectorState struct {
-	IsolationConfig *cstructs.IsolationConfig
-	Addr            string
-}
-
-// LogCollector is an interface which allows a driver to launch a log server
-// and update log configuration
-type LogCollector interface {
-	LaunchCollector(ctx *LogCollectorContext) (*SyslogCollectorState, error)
-	Exit() error
-	UpdateLogConfig(logConfig *structs.LogConfig) error
-}
-
-// SyslogCollector is a LogCollector which starts a syslog server and does
-// rotation to incoming stream
-type SyslogCollector struct {
-}
-
-// NewSyslogCollector returns an implementation of the SyslogCollector
-func NewSyslogCollector(logger *log.Logger) *SyslogCollector {
-	return &SyslogCollector{}
-}
-
-// LaunchCollector launches a new syslog server and starts writing log lines to
-// files and rotates them
-func (s *SyslogCollector) LaunchCollector(ctx *LogCollectorContext) (*SyslogCollectorState, error) {
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-// Exit kills the syslog server
-func (s *SyslogCollector) Exit() error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-// UpdateLogConfig updates the log configuration
-func (s *SyslogCollector) UpdateLogConfig(logConfig *structs.LogConfig) error {
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/client/driver/logging/syslog_parser_unix.go b/client/driver/logging/syslog_parser.go
similarity index 97%
rename from client/driver/logging/syslog_parser_unix.go
rename to client/driver/logging/syslog_parser.go
index 4e0fec555..f65c510f0 100644
--- a/client/driver/logging/syslog_parser_unix.go
+++ b/client/driver/logging/syslog_parser.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris
+// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris windows
 
 package logging
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"log/syslog"
 	"strconv"
+
+	syslog "github.com/RackSec/srslog"
 )
 
 // Errors related to parsing priority
diff --git a/client/driver/logging/syslog_parser_unix_test.go b/client/driver/logging/syslog_parser_unix_test.go
index 5aa3345ec..70e1b3091 100644
--- a/client/driver/logging/syslog_parser_unix_test.go
+++ b/client/driver/logging/syslog_parser_unix_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ package logging
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"log"
-	"log/syslog"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+
+	syslog "github.com/RackSec/srslog"
 )
 
 func TestLogParser_Priority(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/client/driver/logging/syslog_server_unix.go b/client/driver/logging/syslog_server.go
similarity index 98%
rename from client/driver/logging/syslog_server_unix.go
rename to client/driver/logging/syslog_server.go
index 4fb450a8f..f059ef77b 100644
--- a/client/driver/logging/syslog_server_unix.go
+++ b/client/driver/logging/syslog_server.go
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// +build !windows
-
 package logging
 
 import (
diff --git a/client/driver/logging/syslog_server_windows.go b/client/driver/logging/syslog_server_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index cc6a60840..000000000
--- a/client/driver/logging/syslog_server_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package logging
-
-type SyslogServer struct {
-}
-
-func (s *SyslogServer) Shutdown() {
-}
-
-type SyslogMessage struct {
-}
diff --git a/client/driver/logging/universal_collector_unix.go b/client/driver/logging/universal_collector.go
similarity index 98%
rename from client/driver/logging/universal_collector_unix.go
rename to client/driver/logging/universal_collector.go
index 1db92fce4..8cc936def 100644
--- a/client/driver/logging/universal_collector_unix.go
+++ b/client/driver/logging/universal_collector.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris
+// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris windows
 
 package logging
 
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
-	"log/syslog"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 
+	syslog "github.com/RackSec/srslog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
 	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"